the japanese portal myjitsu has published an article that has drawn attention on fan forums. The widely known manga “Black Clover“, in serialization since 2015, has taken a major turn by giving up weekly publication. The author, Yuki Tabataexplained that this decision is due to challenges with the weekly production rate and has generated discussions in forums about how it will impact the development of the work.
«In the most recent edition of Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, published on August 21, an unusual situation surrounding a main work of the publisher was reported. The transfer of the popular manga “Black Clover” has left a lot to talk about, especially since it is considered as a mainstay of Weekly Shonen Jump.».
«“Black Clover” is a long serialized work that began publishing in 2015. In the most recent issue of the magazine, Chapter 368 was published and it was announced that the serialization would be transferred after said chapter. As of now, the serialization of “Black Clover” has moved to “Jump GIGA” magazine, so the next chapter would come until next winter. Regarding the causes that led to this decision, the author Yuki Tabata pointed out that “the manga production schedule for a weekly serialization no longer suited his situation as a writer.”».
«In fact, the author of “Black Clover” has complained on many occasions about his physical condition. In 2022 the manga was suspended for two weeks due to a decline in the author’s health. A few weeks later the work was again suspended for two weeks. Going even further into the past, in mid-2020 the author revealed that he “often lost consciousness while drawing at his desk”so that since then it could be concluded that the author did not have the adequate physical condition to sustain a weekly serialization».
«Regarding the decision to transfer the manga, Tabata wrote in his column in Weekly Shonen Jump: “Goodbye to this hell! Thank you very much to all!”. On the other hand, in the same edition there was another problem with another of the current pillars of the magazine. It turns out that the new chapter of Kohei Horikoshi’s manga, “Boku no Hero Academia”, only had seven pages. Since mid-2022, the manga have been suffering from a series of serialization-related issues. There have been a variety of suspensions, and since the beginning of this year they have increased even more.».
«Many comments have arisen in response to this situation. “It’s normal to think that weekly serializations involve an almost impossible work schedule. Why don’t we leave this alone?one person commented. “I think this proves that the weekly serialization system should go away in the short term.“wrote another person. There are more and more manga that “escape” from the so-called hell that represents the weekly serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump. Popular works like “World Trigger” and “HUNTER x HUNTER” no longer publish new weekly chapters, and those that still survive in this magazine are already in their final stretch. What will happen to weekly serializations in the future?».
